Imagine the surprise on your daughter's face when she opens up her new Fingerlings, and a few dozen bugs come rolling out of the wrapping paper. Ewww! If you've got a real tree, you might have 20,000 bugs hidden in there, but there is something you can do about it.

The temperature has definitely dropped in Boise these past few days and, even though I want so badly to get out and look at Christmas lights and go to winter events, I find myself hesitating because of the cold.

The Sun Valley film festival is coming up next March, and Gwyneth Paltrow will be in Idaho to get a big award during the four-day run. And if you're a budding filmmaker, there's still time to submit your movie for screen time.